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A map of languages used in Burma There are approximately a hundred languages spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma). [ 1 ] Burmese , spoken by two-thirds of the population, is the official language .
The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, [3] though most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma—a name with co-official status until 1989 (see Names of Myanmar). Burmese is the most widely-spoken language in the country, where it serves as the lingua franca. [4]
The most widely spoken Tibeto-Burman language is Burmese, the national language of Myanmar, with over 32 million speakers and a literary tradition dating from the early 12th century. It is one of the Lolo-Burmese languages , an intensively studied and well-defined group comprising approximately 100 languages spoken in Myanmar and the highlands ...
Burma, 1972 (File:Ethnolinguistic map of Burma 1972.jpg) Thailand, 1974 (File:Ethnolinguistic map of Thailand 1974.jpg) Indochina, 1970 (File:Ethnolinguistic map of Indochina 1970.jpg) Yunnan, 1971 (File:Ethnolinguistic groups in Yunnan Province (1971).jpg) Language Atlas of China, Longman, 1987, ISBN 978-962-359-085-3: Map C10 Tibeto-Burman ...
Burmese people; Demographics of Myanmar; Languages of Myanmar; List of active separatist movements in Asia; List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar; Multinational state; Myanmar; Tibeto-Burman languages; User:Hintha/sandbox2
An ethnolinguistic map of Myanmar from 1972. Similar to the concepts of pribumi in Indonesia and bumiputera in Malaysia, Burmese society categorises indigenous peoples who had historically lived in what is now modern-day Myanmar as taing-yin-tha (တိုင်းရင်းသား), [22] which is typically translated as 'national race' or 'indigenous race.'
The Burmish languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan languages consisting of Burmese (including Standard Burmese, Arakanese, and other Burmese dialects such as the Tavoyan dialects) as well as non-literary languages spoken across Myanmar and South China such as Achang, Lhao Vo, Lashi, and Zaiwa.
The Myazedi inscription, dated to 1113, is the oldest surviving stone inscription of the Burmese language. Burmese, a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family, is the native language of the Bamar, [12] and the national language of Myanmar. Burmese is the most widely spoken Tibeto-Burman language, and used as a lingua franca in Myanmar by 97% ...